B.C. Conservatives lead in 64 of 93 ridings as preliminary count continues

Preliminary results in British Columbia's provincial election put the Conservative Party ahead in 64 of 93 electoral districts, Elections BC said, with the BC NDP leading in 27 and the BC Green Party in two. A majority in the 93-seat legislature is 47 seats.¹

Elections BC reported the Conservative Party with 860,573 votes, or 48.06 per cent; the BC NDP with 669,260 votes, or 37.37 per cent; and the BC Green Party with 196,560 votes, or 10.98 per cent. CentreBC had 28,942 votes (1.62 per cent), OneBC 26,950 (1.50 per cent), and all other parties and independents 8,492 (0.47 per cent).¹

Preliminary voter turnout stood at 48.02 per cent, with 1,795,155 total votes considered and 3,738,182 registered voters as of Oct. 14, 2026. Elections BC said results reported on election night are preliminary and the initial count is in progress.¹

Vote-by-mail, assisted telephone and absentee ballots are not counted on election night, the agency said. They are counted about two weeks after election day, after integrity checks, with the final count set for Nov. 6, 2026.¹